Ph.D. Candidate Teaching Assistant Education Education: Master of Philosophy (Earth Science) | The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Sep 2017 – Aug 2019 Supervisor: Dr. Alex Webb (primary), Dr. Joseph Michalski Thesis Title: Geological and structural mapping of Ishtar terra margins on Venus: Implications for crustal plateau evolution. Bachelor of Science (Geology) | The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Sep 2013 – Aug 2017 Research Research Areas: Structural Geology and Tectonics Planetary Geology Grants: Watts Wheeler Research Award | Department of Geology | University of Georgia | 2021 Frank E. Kottlowski Memorial Grant | AAPG Foundation Grants-in-Aid Award | 2021 The Eugene M. Shoemaker Impact Cratering Award | 2020 Selected Publications Selected Publications: Peer-reviewed Publications: Cheng, H. C. J., and Klimczak, C. (2022). Structural relationships in and around the Rheasilvia basin on Vesta. Journal of Structural Geology, 161, 104677. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsg.2022.104677 Cheng, H. C. J., and Klimczak, C. (2022). The large-scale troughs on Asteroid 4 Vesta accommodate opening-mode displacement. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 127, e2021JE007130. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JE007130 Cheng, H. C. J., Klimczak, C., and Fassett, C. I. (2021). Age relationships of large-scale troughs and impact basins on Vesta. Icarus, 366, 114512. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2021.114512 Abstracts and Conference Contributions: Cheng, H. C. J.* and Klimczak, C. “Tectonic Map of Ceres from Polygonal Impact Craters.” Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Vol. 53. 2022. Abstract #1020 Virtual poster presentation. Cheng, H. C. J.*, and Klimczak, C. “A Structural Map of the Rheasilvia basin on Vesta.” Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Vol 53, No. 6, 2021 Abstract #43-1 Oral presentation. Portland, OR, USA, doi: 10.1130/abs/2021AM-366538. Cheng, H. C. J.*, and Klimczak, C. “The large-scale troughs on Asteroid 4 Vesta are opening-mode fractures.” European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2021. PS3.1 – Small Bodies and Dust — Open Session. Oral presentation. Virtual meeting. Cheng, H. C. J., Klimczak, C. and Fassett, C. I. “Age Relationships of Large-Scale Troughs and Impact Basins on Vesta.” Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Vol. 52. 2021. Abstract #1014 Cheng, H. C. J. and Klimczak, C. “Systematic Fracture Pattern on Vesta Revealed by Polygonal Impact Craters.” Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Vol. 52. 2021. Abstract #1015 Hirabayashi, M., Fassett, C. I., Montalvo, P., Cheng, H. C. J. and Klimczak, C. “Efficient Topographic Degradation on Ceres as Revealed by the Equilibrium Population of Small Craters.” Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Vol. 52. 2021. Abstract #1585 Cheng, H. C. J. and Klimczak, C. “Opening-mode fractures are an alternative explanation for large-scale troughs on Asteroid 4 Vesta.” Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Vol. 51. 2020. Abstract #1002 *Canceled due to COVID-19. Intended talk: https://youtu.be/l4IFWnN0ykk Cheng, H.C.J., Webb, A.A.G., Michalski, J.R. and Moore, W.B. "Testing crustal plateau formation models for Venus using geological mapping of Ishtar Terra marginal areas." Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Vol. 50. 2019. Abstract #1332. Poster presentation. The Woodlands, TX, USA
